If your baby goes through withdrawal at birth child protective services takes the baby away. It's not good for the baby's health to be born hooked on anything. A doctor needs to wean you off of it ASAP for the baby's health and for yours

If your baby goes through withdrawal at birth child protective services takes the baby away. It's not good for the baby's health to be born hooked on anything. A doctor needs to wean you off of it ASAP for the baby's health and for yours

In some cases i have heard...........if its perscribed it is sometimes safer to keep mom on rather than weaning off. but there is a very good chance bby will be born dependent. which is a ****ty way to come into this world. consult a doc and follow their instructions.

In some cases i have heard...........if its perscribed it is sometimes safer to keep mom on rather than weaning off. but there is a very good chance bby will be born dependent. which is a ****ty way to come into this world. consult a doc and follow their instructions.

Wow okay I will be the first to admit that it's sh!tty to get pregnant while fighting a drug addiction but clearly your already there soooo.....1) I am a foster parent, I have been placed with methadone babies ....it's going to be rough. Very hard to soothe, lots and lots of crying. Startle so very easily. It's he!!. 2) No, they won't take your baby IF and only IF you are enrolled and working with a doctor to use methadone to kick the habit.

Wow okay I will be the first to admit that it's sh!tty to get pregnant while fighting a drug addiction but clearly your already there soooo.....1) I am a foster parent, I have been placed with methadone babies ....it's going to be rough. Very hard to soothe, lots and lots of crying. Startle so very easily. It's he!!. 2) No, they won't take your baby IF and only IF you are enrolled and working with a doctor to use methadone to kick the habit.

I have a friend that recently had two babies, both while on methadone. I was concerned the entire time but the dr.s seemed to believe it was the safest option. Her first son came out with shakes and it was very sad, he stayed in the hospital for about a month. Her daughter came out with less withdrawal and went home with her when she did. If you are on methadone under your Dr.s orders no one is going to take them away. We were so worried about this girl that we even called the police about it to see if they could do anything and they wouldn't. Obviously any kind of drugs can be very harmful to a developing baby but I am happy to say both of these children are happy and healthy. Her son is even talking before my son and he was born one week later then mine. I would recommend going to rehab and soon as you have the baby, you do not wang to raise you child being dependent on drugs. Good luck to you.

I have a friend that recently had two babies, both while on methadone. I was concerned the entire time but the dr.s seemed to believe it was the safest option. Her first son came out with shakes and it was very sad, he stayed in the hospital for about a month. Her daughter came out with less withdrawal and went home with her when she did. If you are on methadone under your Dr.s orders no one is going to take them away. We were so worried about this girl that we even called the police about it to see if they could do anything and they wouldn't. Obviously any kind of drugs can be very harmful to a developing baby but I am happy to say both of these children are happy and healthy. Her son is even talking before my son and he was born one week later then mine. I would recommend going to rehab and soon as you have the baby, you do not wang to raise you child being dependent on drugs. Good luck to you.

My doctor just put me on subutex. I was in the methadone clinic many years ago so I refused to take it again. I know a few other women who were on subutex or methadone during pregnancy and their babies are fine. My doctor will start lowering the dose in my third trimester then i will come off it completely after the baby is born. My doctor did say that subutex is easier on the baby than methadone. I think if you struggle with addiction Its better to be on a maintenance drug especially during pregnancy, it eliminates a lot of risks. I've known women who found out they were pregnant and tried to stop using immediately and the shock of withdrawal caused a miscarriage. You and your baby will be fine.

My doctor just put me on subutex. I was in the methadone clinic many years ago so I refused to take it again. I know a few other women who were on subutex or methadone during pregnancy and their babies are fine. My doctor will start lowering the dose in my third trimester then i will come off it completely after the baby is born. My doctor did say that subutex is easier on the baby than methadone. I think if you struggle with addiction Its better to be on a maintenance drug especially during pregnancy, it eliminates a lot of risks. I've known women who found out they were pregnant and tried to stop using immediately and the shock of withdrawal caused a miscarriage. You and your baby will be fine.

Amarzarella you are completely wrong, don't comment on things you don't know about. They put women who are fighting opiate addictions on methadone during pregnancy. It is safer then street drugs and there are no known long term effects to the baby. The baby might go through withdrawals, they might not. Every baby is different. Cps will not take the baby away as long as you are not abusing street drugs. Good luck to you and I Hope your road to sobriety is a quick and fruitful one!
KC Rose

Amarzarella you are completely wrong, don't comment on things you don't know about. They put women who are fighting opiate addictions on methadone during pregnancy. It is safer then street drugs and there are no known long term effects to the baby. The baby might go through withdrawals, they might not. Every baby is different. Cps will not take the baby away as long as you are not abusing street drugs. Good luck to you and I Hope your road to sobriety is a quick and fruitful one!
KC Rose

Kc, just speaking from what the women in my network and women in their networks have gone through with their kids. Whether it be giving birth with an active habit, on methadone, or clean, i sought a lot of advice from the women in the rooms of NA who had experience when i found out i was pregnant. Just because methadone is "safer" does not by any means mean its safe. Have you ever been on methadone Kc? Surprisingly people get hooked on that too despite it being a "maintenance drug therapy." If its not doctor prescribed and closely monitored during the pregnancy it is still considered an addiction to a drug. CPS gets involved when drugs are in mom and baby's system and they were not prescribed. 9 times out of ten when people put themselves on methadone the dosage to keep them off the street drug is high. If its in mom and baby's system and the OB hasn't prescribed it or worked with another doctor to prescribe it the hospital calls CPS and it is treated like any other drug.

Kc, just speaking from what the women in my network and women in their networks have gone through with their kids. Whether it be giving birth with an active habit, on methadone, or clean, i sought a lot of advice from the women in the rooms of NA who had experience when i found out i was pregnant. Just because methadone is "safer" does not by any means mean its safe. Have you ever been on methadone Kc? Surprisingly people get hooked on that too despite it being a "maintenance drug therapy." If its not doctor prescribed and closely monitored during the pregnancy it is still considered an addiction to a drug. CPS gets involved when drugs are in mom and baby's system and they were not prescribed. 9 times out of ten when people put themselves on methadone the dosage to keep them off the street drug is high. If its in mom and baby's system and the OB hasn't prescribed it or worked with another doctor to prescribe it the hospital calls CPS and it is treated like any other drug.

If it is doctor prescribed and monitored they can often wean baby off in the nicu or neonatal unit whatever it may be called in the hospital you are in but CPS will likely still be involved because you are now known by professionals to be a drug addict and they like to know you didn't get off methadone after birth and start using street drugs again with a newborn in your care.

If it is doctor prescribed and monitored they can often wean baby off in the nicu or neonatal unit whatever it may be called in the hospital you are in but CPS will likely still be involved because you are now known by professionals to be a drug addict and they like to know you didn't get off methadone after birth and start using street drugs again with a newborn in your care.

I'm glad to see there are so many "experts" on the subject. Obviously I am under the care of a physician in order to have a prescription for methadone. FYI methadone is also used as pain management, not just opiate detoxification. My doctor has advised me NOT to attempt to wean off the methadone while pregnant because it could be potentially fatal to the baby. My doctors have told me a little bit of what I should expect but I was hoping that I could get some insight from a mom that has actually been there as well. As to the pp that mentioned fostering babies, thank you for the input.

I'm glad to see there are so many "experts" on the subject. Obviously I am under the care of a physician in order to have a prescription for methadone. FYI methadone is also used as pain management, not just opiate detoxification. My doctor has advised me NOT to attempt to wean off the methadone while pregnant because it could be potentially fatal to the baby. My doctors have told me a little bit of what I should expect but I was hoping that I could get some insight from a mom that has actually been there as well. As to the pp that mentioned fostering babies, thank you for the input.

CPS gets involved but they don't take the baby away. They are involved whether methadone is prescribed or not to make sure mom & baby are on a good path. Why do people say things they know nothing about? For yourself, please stay clean. I'm raising 2 kids whose mother is a heroine addict & they have horrible issues. She wasn't even using while pg with them.

CPS gets involved but they don't take the baby away. They are involved whether methadone is prescribed or not to make sure mom & baby are on a good path. Why do people say things they know nothing about? For yourself, please stay clean. I'm raising 2 kids whose mother is a heroine addict & they have horrible issues. She wasn't even using while pg with them.

Before I began TTC I met with both of my doctors and pharmacist to weigh the risks of conceiving while on methadone and was given the approval from all three. I am prescribed methadone and meet with my doctors regularly. I want to know if anybody knew what I could expect after delivery in regards to my child's hospital stay, withdrawal etc based on their experience. I don't need to hear about addiction, drugs, CPS taking my baby or getting involved (which is not going to happen).

Before I began TTC I met with both of my doctors and pharmacist to weigh the risks of conceiving while on methadone and was given the approval from all three. I am prescribed methadone and meet with my doctors regularly. I want to know if anybody knew what I could expect after delivery in regards to my child's hospital stay, withdrawal etc based on their experience. I don't need to hear about addiction, drugs, CPS taking my baby or getting involved (which is not going to happen).

Wow nice job attacking someone that is maintaining a better life for herself and baby. I have no experience with OP situation, however I just want to say stay strong for yourself and baby against the negativity you have revived her and perhaps other places. You are doing the right thing by being under the care of doctors. Even if CPS does get involved hopefully they are another means of support for you and baby. Good luck and enjoy all the happiness that comes with pregnancy and after the baby comes.

Wow nice job attacking someone that is maintaining a better life for herself and baby. I have no experience with OP situation, however I just want to say stay strong for yourself and baby against the negativity you have revived her and perhaps other places. You are doing the right thing by being under the care of doctors. Even if CPS does get involved hopefully they are another means of support for you and baby. Good luck and enjoy all the happiness that comes with pregnancy and after the baby comes.

Thank you for your post. I appreciate the encouragement. It's nice to see that not everybody jumps to conclusions and assumes that everyone on methadone is a junkie/unfit parent. My doctor told me that surprisingly they don't advise people against conceiving on methadone even with the risk of fetal dependency. I would not have started TTC if either of my doctors had advised against it.

Thank you for your post. I appreciate the encouragement. It's nice to see that not everybody jumps to conclusions and assumes that everyone on methadone is a junkie/unfit parent. My doctor told me that surprisingly they don't advise people against conceiving on methadone even with the risk of fetal dependency. I would not have started TTC if either of my doctors had advised against it.

Yes amarzarella I have been on methadone. I also know many women who have had babies while on it. Some go through withdrawals some do not. The doctors don't treat you like a drug addict, they treat you with respect. As long as you are remaining clean, and not using other drugs cps will not get involved. They will be notified, but if your case is clean they dont even stop and visit. Until you have been there, please dont judge. Just because she is on it does not make her an addict who is getting it off the streets.

Yes amarzarella I have been on methadone. I also know many women who have had babies while on it. Some go through withdrawals some do not. The doctors don't treat you like a drug addict, they treat you with respect. As long as you are remaining clean, and not using other drugs cps will not get involved. They will be notified, but if your case is clean they dont even stop and visit. Until you have been there, please dont judge. Just because she is on it does not make her an addict who is getting it off the streets.

Viviah the length of the babies stay depends on the baby amd how much they were absorbing from you.,babies witg faster metabolisms go home sooner. I have seen anywhere from the next day to 14 days for a baby that had to be eased off. What is your dose? Have you had to increase your dose at all during pregnancy and if so by how much? All of those factors will come into play.
Hope I have been more helpful. And don't listen to the judgmental people posting on here. Until they have been there they have no place to talk.

Viviah the length of the babies stay depends on the baby amd how much they were absorbing from you.,babies witg faster metabolisms go home sooner. I have seen anywhere from the next day to 14 days for a baby that had to be eased off. What is your dose? Have you had to increase your dose at all during pregnancy and if so by how much? All of those factors will come into play.
Hope I have been more helpful. And don't listen to the judgmental people posting on here. Until they have been there they have no place to talk.

amarzarella I dont know where you live but here in the usa that is not true. Most babies born hooked on methadone are given small amounts of other narcotic pain medication and are slowly weened off to help with the withdrawl effects. I am no doc and am going only by what I.have read and what docs have told me. You need to talk to your ob and also a nicu doc to get straight uo facts. As long as you are using methadone as prescribed and are not abusing it and baby is not.found with any illeagal substances in his/ her system cps shouldnt be an issue.. Good luck hun and stay clean for that preciouse life inside you.. Maybe after baby is born and a bit.older you could try a non narcotic form of help..

amarzarella I dont know where you live but here in the usa that is not true. Most babies born hooked on methadone are given small amounts of other narcotic pain medication and are slowly weened off to help with the withdrawl effects. I am no doc and am going only by what I.have read and what docs have told me. You need to talk to your ob and also a nicu doc to get straight uo facts. As long as you are using methadone as prescribed and are not abusing it and baby is not.found with any illeagal substances in his/ her system cps shouldnt be an issue.. Good luck hun and stay clean for that preciouse life inside you.. Maybe after baby is born and a bit.older you could try a non narcotic form of help..

I was on 68 ml now 65. I was being weaned off of lamotrigine and now that I am completely off of it the doctor lowered my dose to 65 mls. I am now in the process of a miscarriage so now I guess knowing what to expect is no longer an issue. At least not until I am given the go ahead to TTC again. My stable dose was 85 mls but my doctor had already slowly started to wean me off before I got pregnant. According to the methadone doctor, the dose mother is on doesn't determine severity of fetal withdrawal. I have no clue who Reidy is referring to but I am 36 years old and have better things to do then fabricate posts

I was on 68 ml now 65. I was being weaned off of lamotrigine and now that I am completely off of it the doctor lowered my dose to 65 mls. I am now in the process of a miscarriage so now I guess knowing what to expect is no longer an issue. At least not until I am given the go ahead to TTC again. My stable dose was 85 mls but my doctor had already slowly started to wean me off before I got pregnant. According to the methadone doctor, the dose mother is on doesn't determine severity of fetal withdrawal. I have no clue who Reidy is referring to but I am 36 years old and have better things to do then fabricate posts

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